FVXX21 KWBC 021830
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VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT-WATCH
ISSUED 1830 UTC 02 AUGUST 1999 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC
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FUEGO 99-038 GUATEMALA 14.47N 90.88W
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BACKGROUND: FUEGO GUATEMALA (1402-09)
SUMMIT HEIGHT 12345 FT (3763 M)
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THE INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE SISMOLOGIA VULCANOLOGIA METEOROLOGIA E
HIDROLOGIA IN GUATEMALA CITY REPORTS THAT THE VOLCANO REMAINS
UNSETTLED AT THIS TIME. AN INTERMITTENT HOT SPOT HAD BEEN OBSERVED IN
NEAR-INFRARED SATELLITE IMAGERY DURING THE NIGHT.
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WE WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE AREA AND IF THERE IS AN ASH CLOUD
OBSERVED OR REPORTED A VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED
AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. SATELLITE IMAGERY OF FUEGO CAN BE ACCESSED VIA
INTERNET AT: HTTP://WWW.SSD.NOAA.GOV/VAAC/FUEG_IMG.HTML
(ALL LOWER CASE EXCEPT VAAC)
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THE WATCH VAAS IS ISSUED ONLY FOR SEISMICALLY MONITORED VOLCANOES AND
BASED ON INFORMATION RECEIVED FROM THE GEOLOGICAL COMMUNITY. A WATCH
VAAS WILL BE ISSUED DAILY WHEN INFORMATION IS RECEIVED TO INDICATE
THAT A VOLCANO IS RESTLESS AND HAS THE POTENTIAL FOR AN EXPLOSIVE
ERUPTION WITH LITTLE OR NO WARNING. NON-EXPLOSIVE LOW LEVEL AND NEAR
SUMMIT ACTIVITY MAY BE OCCURRING AT PRESENT.
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SEE NOAA-ARL HOMEPAGE FOR HYPOTHETICAL ERUPTIONS-VAFTAD AT:
HTTP://WWW.ARL.NOAA.GOV/VAFTAD.HTML (ALL LOWER CASE)
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THE NEXT MESSAGE WILL BE ISSUED AROUND 02/1800 UTC.
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